2026 Cheyenne County Fair Schedule

4-H Show & Event times are approximate

Monday, July 6          ALL 4-H Projects for fair must be pre-entered.  Entry sheets due to County Extension Office.

Thursday, July 16     

9:00 a.m.                      4-H Fashion Show Judging 

9:00 a.m.                      4-H Clothing Construction Judging, Table Setting & Life Challenges Judging (All tables must be set by 8:45 a.m.)                              

Friday, July 17                                    

5:00 a.m.                      Swine Carcass Contest Pigs will be weighed, loaded, and transported to Ovid Meats, Ovid, CO.

1:00 p.m.                      Swine Carcass Contest – Youth are encouraged to attend the measuring and judging of the swine carcasses at Ovid Meats, Ovid, CO

5:00 p.m.                      Livestock/4-H Building Cleanup & Set up – Fairgrounds; Pre-Fair Exhibitor and Family Meeting – Livestock Pavilion

Saturday, July 18

9:00 a.m.                      4-H Working Cow, Dummy Roping, Trail- Arena

10:00 a.m.                    Rowdy’s Roundup Cheer & Dance Competition - Commercial Building

5:30 p.m.                      NBHA Barrel Race Exhibitions

7:00 p.m.                      NBHA Barrel Races Start

Sunday, July 19

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.     Open Class Horse Registration - Grandstands

12:00 p.m.                    Open Class Horse Show

1:00-4:00 p.m.             Open Class Static Exhibit Registration 

Monday, July 20

9:00 am                        4-H Horse Show- Arena

Noon – 4:00 p.m.       Enter & judging of 4-H Static & General Exhibits – Exhibit Building

Tuesday, July 21

7:30 a.m.                      Weigh 4-H Swine - Scale in Swine Barn

8:30 a.m.                      Weigh 4-H Sheep & Meat Goat - Scale in Sheep Barn; Check in Breeding Ewes

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.        Enter 4-H Rabbits & Poultry - Livestock Pavilion

9:30 a.m.                      Weigh 4-H Beef - Scale in Sheep Barn

9:30 a.m.                      Ultrasound, Market Beef – Livestock Pavilion

11:00 a.m.                    Check in 4-H Stocker/Feeder, Bucket Calves, and Breeding Heifers - Livestock Pavilion

1:00 p.m.                      Ultrasound Review- Livestock Pavilion

2:00 p.m.                      Judging Clinic 

3:00 p.m.                      Livestock Judging Contest following Clinic

5:00 – 9:00 p.m.         4-H & Open Class Exhibits Open to the Public

6:15 p.m.                      Cheyenne County Fair & Rodeo Royalty Coronation - Grandstands

7:00 p.m.                      PRCA Rodeo, Mutton Busting & WPRA Barrel Race (Slack to follow the Rodeo) 

Wednesday, July 22

9:00 a.m.                      4-H/FFA Swine Show

Open Class Swine - Livestock Pavilion

11:00 a.m.                    4-H/FFA Small Animal show (Rabbits, Poultry, Companion Animals) following the Swine show

Open Class Poultry and Rabbit - Livestock Pavilion

7:00 p.m.                      Monster Truck Bash 

Thursday, July 23

All times are approximate and the shows will immediately follow each other so please plan accordingly.

8:30 a.m.                      Meet the Judge for 4-H/FFA Sheep and Goats – Livestock Pavilion

9:00 a.m.                      4-H/FFA Sheep Show, 4-H Meat Goat, Dairy Goat, and Breeding Show - Livestock Pavilion (Shows will begin immediately after each other)

                                        Open Class Sheep, Meat Goat & Dairy Goat Show - Livestock Pavilion

4:30 p.m.                      4-H Group Picture Taken - Livestock Pavilion

6:00 p.m.                      4-H Fashion Show & Award Presentation – Exhibit Building

7:00 p.m.                      That Arena Rock Show (TARS)

Friday, July 24

All times are approximate and the shows will immediately follow each other so please plan accordingly.

7:45 a.m.                      Meet the Judge - Livestock Pavilion

9:00 a.m.                      4-H Beef Showmanship – Senior, Intermediate, & Junior – Livestock Pavilion

                                        FFA Beef Showmanship will follow immediately after the 4-H Showmanship

                                        4-H/FFA Bucket Calf Show - Livestock Pavilion

                                        4-H/FFA Stocker/Feeder Show - Livestock Pavilion

                                        Open Class Beef Show including Bucket Calf, Stocker/Feeder, and Market & Breeding Show – Livestock Pavilion

1 hour break for livestock fitting 

                                        4-H/FFA Breeding Heifer Show – Livestock Pavilion 

                                        4-H/FFA Market Beef/Bred & Fed Shows - Livestock Pavilion

                                        Round Robin Showmanship, (This will immediately follow the Beef Show.) - Livestock Pavilion

Noon - 9:00 p.m.        4-H & Open Class Exhibits Open to the Public

TBD                                Adrenaline Alley

7:00 p.m.                      Chancey Williams with special guest Midnight Rodeo

Saturday, July 25

9:00 a.m.                      4-H Livestock Sale – Livestock Pavilion

Noon                             4-H Appreciation Lunch – 4-H Building 

Noon – 9:00 p.m.       4-H & Open Class Exhibits Open to the Public

5:30 p.m.                      Open Mic Nigh- Exhibit Building

TBD                                Adrenaline Alley

7:00 p.m.                      Demolition Derby, Lawn Mower Races, and Combine Derby

Sunday, July 26

11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.    Release 4-H and Open Class Exhibits

                                        Clean up Fairgrounds

 

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